Every time a user asks an artificial intelligence chatbot to write an essay, generate an image, or debug computer code, a quiet cascade of resource consumption occurs thousands of miles away. Rows of high-powered…
MAGDEBURG, Germany — Across the windswept farmlands and industrial parks of Saxony-Anhalt, a persistent debate dominates dinner tables and political debates alike: whether this central German state is trapped in…
BONN, Germany — A ringing chorus of fourteen trumpets echoing through restored historic architecture has marked a turning point for Germany’s most revered musical traditions. After nearly a decade in exile from its…